The Circus

Overview

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.

Roughly 62h 50m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 130 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 29 minutes.

Trailer

Play trailer: THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (2016) | Teaser Trailer | SHOWTIME

Official video hosted on YouTube. The player loads only when you press play.

Series cast and crew

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  John HeilemannSelf - Co-Host
  130 episodes

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  Mark McKinnonSelf - Co-Host
  130 episodes

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  Alex WagnerSelf - Co-Host
  84 episodes

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  Jennifer PalmieriSelf - Co-Host
  44 episodes

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  Mark HalperinSelf - Co-Host
  34 episodes

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  Marjorie Taylor GreeneSelf (archive footage)
  5 episodes

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  Liz CheneySelf
  5 episodes

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  Jen PsakiSelf (archive footage)
  4 episodes

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  Gretchen WhitmerSelf
  3 episodes

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  Ilhan OmarSelf (archive footage)
  3 episodes

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  Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSelf
  3 episodes

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  Hakeem JeffriesSelf
  2 episodes

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  Tim KaineSelf
  2 episodes

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  Rick ScottSelf (archive footage)
  2 episodes

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  Jon OssoffSelf (archive footage)
  2 episodes

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  Debbie DingellSelf
  2 episodes

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  Daniel GoldmanSelf
  2 episodes

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  Sean Patrick MaloneySelf
  2 episodes

Created by

John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon

Network

Showtime

Seasons and episodes

• Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth2016 · 26 episodes
• Inside the Biggest Story on Earth2017 · 8 episodes
• Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth2018 · 15 episodes
• Season 42019 · 16 episodes
• Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth2020 · 21 episodes
• Season 62021 · 16 episodes
• Season 72022 · 16 episodes
• Season 82023 · 12 episodes